Nicole M. Lavallee, Midwife
Nicole M. Lavallee, LM, CPM has taught  and supported women in childbirth since 1992. She was certified as a Bradley Childbirth Educator in 1993, then as a labor assistant in 1998 through ALACE, and as an EMT in 2001. Nicole was trained under a traditional apprenticeship model. She is currently certified as a Licensed Midwife through SC DHEC, and a Certified Professional Midwife through the North American Registry of Midwives. She is also former Assistant Director of Jamaica Birth, an educational  program committed to providing birth practitioners with a comprehensive variety of clinical experiences. Nicole has three homebirthed children and was privileged to be present for the hospital birth of her adopted daughter. She has attended births as midwife, apprentice, birth assistant and labor support in homes and in United States and Caribbean hospitals over the years.
Cyndi Egbert, Birth Assistant
Cyndi Egbert, former Childbirth Educator and La  Leche League Leader, has been helping mothers and babies since 1991. Her interest in birth issues grew out of her work in breastfeeding education and support, and she subsequently co-wrote a biblically-based childbirth education curriculum. Cyndi has three children, one hospital-born and two homebirthed. She has attended both hospital and homebirths as doula and assistant, and provided extensive breastfeeding counseling. In addition to her work with Coastal Birth Services, Cyndi is pursuing advanced degrees in Public Health as an extension of her commitment to advancing the health and well-being of mothers and babies through the pregnancy-birth-breastfeeding continuum.
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